Mafia Airport

Airport in Pwani Region, Tanzania

MFA

Location of airport in Tanzania

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
15/33	1,630	5,348	Asphalt

Statistics (2009)

Passengers	21,522

Sources: TCAA^[1] GCM^[2] Google Maps^[3]

Mafia Airport (Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mafia, in Swahili) (IATA: MFA, ICAO: HTMA) is an airport on Mafia Island in the Mafia District of Pwani Region in Tanzania. The island is located in the Sea of Zanj in the Indian Ocean, 17 kilometres (11 mi) across the Mafia Channel on the Tanzanian mainland coast. In 2013 the landing strip at Mafia Airport was rehabilitated using grant funds provided by the United States government through the Millennium Challenge Corporation.^{[citation needed]} The Mafia non-directional beacon (Ident: MF) is located on the field.^[4]^[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Auric Air	Dar es Salaam
Coastal Aviation	Dar es Salaam, Pemba, Selous, Tanga, Zanzibar^[6]
Tropical Air	Dar es Salaam

References

^ "List of Aerodromes in Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
^ Airport information for MFA at Great Circle Mapper.
^ Google Maps - Mafia
^ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
^ "Mafia NDB (MF) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
^ "Flight Schedule" (PDF). Coastal Aviation. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mafia Airport.

Tanzania Airports Authority
OurAirports - Mafia Island
OpenStreetMap - Mafia Island
Accident history for MFA at Aviation Safety Network

Mafia District

Capital: Kilindoni

Wards

Baleni
Jibondo
Kanga
Kiegeani
Kilindoni
Kirongwe
Miburani
Ndagoni

Native Peoples

Islands

Major Cities and Towns

Kilindoni

National Parks and Reserves

Mafia Island Marine Park
Mafia Islands Marine Reserves

National Historic Sites

Heritage Monuments of Pwani

Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse

v t e Pwani Region
Capital: Kibaha
Districts	Bagamoyo District Chalinze District Kibaha District Kibaha Kibiti District Kisarawe District Mafia District Mkuranga District Rufiji District
Native Peoples	Kwere Zaramo Ndengereko Rufiji Doe Zigua
National Historic Sites	Bagamoyo Historic Town Kaole Ruins Chole Kisimani Mafia Kua Ruins
Islands	Mafia Island Jina Island Kwale Island Juani Island Nyororo Island Shungumbili Island Barakuni Island Chole Island Jibondo Island Koma Island Fanjove Island Kuruti Island Pemba Juu Island North Fanjove Island
Rivers and Lakes	Rufiji River Wami River Ruvu River Ngerengere River Mligasi River Kogamimba River Mbezi River (Mkuranga) Mzinga River Lake Manze Lake Tagalala Lake Utenge Lake Nzerkera Lake Mzizima Lake Siwandu Lake Mkube
Major Cities and Towns	Bagamoyo Kibaha Msata Kibiti
National Parks and Reserves	Saadani National Park Mafia Island Marine Park Vikindu Forest Reserve Masanganya Forest Reserve Pugu Hills Forest Reserve Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve Chakenge Forest Reserve Kisanga Forest Reserve Malenda Forest Reserve Mangrove Forest Reserve Mafia Islands Marine Reserves Shungumbili Nyororo Barakuni
Landmarks of Pwani	Mafia Archipelago Rufiji River
Heritage Monuments of Pwani	Bagamoyo Church Ras Mkumbi Lighthouse

v t e Airports in Tanzania
International	Dar es Salaam Kilimanjaro Zanzibar
Regional	Arusha Geita Kigoma Lake Manyara Mtwara Mwanza Songwe Tabora Tanga
Domestic	Bukoba Dodoma Iringa Kilwa Masoko Lindi Mafia Masasi Mbeya Moshi Mpanda Musoma Nachingwea Ngara Pemba Shinyanga Songea Sumbawanga
Proposed	Msalato International Kajunguti International Serengeti International
Military airbase	Ngerengere
See also: Airstrips in Tanzania, List of the busiest airports